After meeting with law makers on Capitol Hill, actor Matthew McConaughey took to the podium during Tuesday's White House briefing to make an impassioned, public plea. McConaughey joined Garnell Whitfield , the son of Ruth Whitfield who died during the Buffalo, New York Tops grocery store massacre in May, as well as other families of gun violence. McConaughey remarks on Uvalde school massacre. " My mother mattered ", said Whitfield as he asked lawmakers what they are doing to save lives. "You're elected to protect us and protect our way of life", said Whitfield. Watch, and listen (at the1:08 mark) as McConaughey (a native of Uvalde, Texas) talks about ...
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